Explore the Family Name Pryce

The meaning of Pryce

1. Welsh: variant of Price. 2. Americanized form of Jewish Preuss or Preis.

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How common is the last name Pryce in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Pryce has notably increased between 2000 and 2010. The popularity rank of the name moved from 13,085 in 2000 to 12,055 in 2010, marking an increase of 7.87%. In terms of count, there were 2144 people with the surname Pryce in 2000, which increased to 2587 in 2010, a significant growth of 20.66%. Additionally, for every 100,000 people, the proportion with the Pryce surname rose from 0.79 in 2000 to 0.88 in 2010, indicating an increase of 11.39%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,085	#12,055	7.87%
Count	2,144	2,587	20.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.88	11.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pryce

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Pryce. While there was no representation of the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups in 2000, by 2010, these groups comprised 0.35% and 0.19% respectively of those bearing the Pryce surname. The number of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased slightly from 2.57% to 2.13%. There was a slight increase in the Hispanic group from 2.80% to 2.90%. However, the most significant change was within the White and Black groups. The proportion of individuals with the Pryce name who identified as White decreased from 46.83% to 38.00%, while the proportion identifying as Black increased from 47.48% to 56.44%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	47.48%	56.44%	18.87%
White	46.83%	38%	-18.86%
Hispanic	2.8%	2.9%	3.57%
Two or More Races	2.57%	2.13%	-17.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.35%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.19%	0%